News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on $3 ChromeOS Flex stick will revive old and outdated computers. Parent comment

Re:$3 ChromeOS Flex stick will revive old and outdated compu... by jniles on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @04:20AM (#47332924)
How did it go?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:$3 ChromeOS Flex stick will revive old and outdated compu... by WarOnPrivacy on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @07:52PM (#47344246)
Not great. I chose my Chromebook from the ChromeOS Flex USB creator and created the USB.

As near as I can tell, my Chromebook pulled a restore image from the USB drive correctly. But when it was done, I was left with the exact same OS I started with.

[ Parent | on HN ]